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Division of Parks and Recreation


Map of state with parks offering handicapped-accessible facilities; see text below.GorgesHanging RockCrowders MountainMorrow MountainLumber RiverJones LakeLake WaccamawSingletary LakeHammocks BeachCarolina BeachFort FisherFort MaconCliffs of the NeuseGoose CreekPettigrewJockey's RidgeMerchants MillpondKerr LakePilot MountainLake NormanSouth MountainsMount MitchellLake JamesMount JeffersonNew RiverMedoc MountainEno RiverStone MountainFalls LakeWilliam B. UmsteadJordan LakeRaven RockWeymouth Woods


North Carolina state parks and recreation areas offer a variety of accessible facilities. All of our areas offer handicapped-accessible bathrooms and parking spaces, and many of our areas offer much more. All facilities are subject to different regulations during different seasons and at different parks. To learn more about a specific facility or about regulations and fees in a specific park, click the park name on either the map (above) or the list (below) to visit that park's homepage.

Wheelchair-accessible trails
Crowders Mountain State Park
Goose Creek State Park
Hanging Rock State Park
Jockey's Ridge State Park
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area
Lake James State Park
Lake Waccamaw State Park
Merchants Millpond State Park
New River State Park
Pettigrew State Park*
South Mountains State Park
William B. Umstead State Park

*Depends on trail condition; contact state park.

Trail accessible for visually impaired
Mount Mitchell State Park

Accessible visitor's centers or educational exhibit buildings
Carolina Beach State Park
Crowders Mountain State Park
Fort Fisher State Recreation Area
Goose Creek State Park
Hammocks Beach State Park*
Hanging Rock State Park
Jockey's Ridge State Park
Kerr Lake State Recreation Area
Lake Norman State Park
Lake Waccamaw State Park
Lumber River State Park
Medoc Mountain State Park
Merchants Millpond State Park
Morrow Mountain State Park
Mount Mitchell State Park
Pettigrew State Park
Stone Mountain State Park
Weymouth Woods State Natural Area
William B. Umstead State Park

*These facilities are located on the mainland, not on the island portion of the park.

Accessible fishing dock or area
Carolina Beach State Park*
Crowders Mountain State Park
Falls Lake State Recreation Area
Hanging Rock State Park
Kerr Lake State Recreation Area
Lake James State Park
Lake Waccamaw State Park
Morrow Mountain State Park
Pettigrew State Park
South Mountains State Park
Stone Mountain State Park
William B. Umstead State Park

*Also offers accessible marina

Accessible picnic shelters and tables
Crowders Mountain State Park
Eno River State Park
Falls Lake State Recreation Area
Fort Macon State Park
Goose Creek State Park
Jockey's Ridge State Park
Jones Lake State Park
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area
Kerr Lake State Recreation Area
Lake James State Park
Lumber River State Park
Medoc Mountain State Park
Morrow Mountain State Park
Mount Jefferson State Natural Area
Mount Mitchell State Park
New River State Park
Pettigrew State Park
Pilot Mountain State Park
South Mountains State Park
Stone Mountain State Park
William B. Umstead State Park

Accessible picnic tables
Carolina Beach State Park
Gorges State Park
Hanging Rock State Park
Lake Waccamaw State Park
Merchants Millpond State Park
Raven Rock State Park

Access to swimming area
Cliffs of the Neuse State Park
Falls Lake State Recreation Area
Fort Fisher State Recreation Area*
Fort Macon State Park
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area
Lake James State Park
Morrow Mountain State Park

*Also offers sand rickshaw

Accessible campsites
Carolina Beach State Park
Falls Lake State Recreation Area
Goose Creek State Park
Hanging Rock State Park
Jordan Lake State Recreation Area
Kerr Lake State Recreation Area
Lake James State Park
Lake Waccamaw State Park*
Lumber River State Park
Merchants Millpond State Park
Morrow Mountain State Park
New River State Park
South Mountains State Park
William B. Umstead State Park

*Primitive campsites; accessibility to campsites depends on terrain conditions. Contact park for more information

Accessible cabins
Hanging Rock State Park
Morrow Mountain State Park

Accessible group cabins
Singletary Lake State Park

N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation; MSC 1615, Raleigh, NC  zip code 27604; phone (919) 733-4181